Manager, HR Operations Project Services

Here you can: VERSANT is looking for a Manager, HR Operations Project Services to join their team! The Manager, HR Operations Project Services will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing a portfolio of HR Operations projects. This position requires strong communication, influencing and project management and change management skills. Also important is the ability to establish and maintain key relationships within business and technology groups, as well as interact with diverse stakeholders and partners. What you’ll do: Actively leads an assigned portfolio of projects from start to finish including, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure from an HR Operations perspective Defines and maintains project charters, objectives, schedules and scope Creates project plans, including project deliverables, activities, dependencies and timelines Establishes plans for resourcing and funding projects Creates and maintains deployment plans, change management plans, and support plans Acts as a liaison between Technology and Business HR Facilitates communication between various stakeholders and collaborates with internal cross-functional teams to advise and ensure alignment Keeps all stakeholders updated on project status and progress against agreed upon targets Directs day-to-day activities of projects and staff in matrixed organization Ensures milestones are successfully met through oversight of project and coordination of resources Oversees testing strategy and testing cycles of new systems with the project team Manages changes to project scope and develops contingency plans Assesses, manages, resolves and escalates (if necessary) risks and issues Manages change management and communication plans Evaluates established success criteria to determine project success Manages individual workload and delivers against agreed upon project milestones All other duties as assigned